Every great poem invites us to step beyond what we know, what we think we can dream or dare. Great poetry is a catalyst for change: a change of mind, a change of heart, a change of life- and yes, over and over, again and again, with each new reading, and each new phase of our journey. That’s why poetry is dangerous. It gives voice to our unspoken dreams; it is a mirror to our own deepest j…
Beverly Burch's elegant new collection of poetry is an astonishingly stark and honest exploration of rupture and renewal, fearlessly and joyously observed: a great blue heron "smooth as a Buick Riviera on cruise control at dawn." From the condensed, cryptic "Final Exam"poems woven through the book to compelling and mysterious narratives ("A strange woman walks down / the sidewalk, slow as a dam…